The Republican journal., 1887-12-01

copied about the only perfect one In the
whole ancient burying place. The headstone
looks to be Of slate, with curious designs cut
upon it in tho shape of angels heads and
flowers, which would excite laughter in any
other place. The inscription is as follows:
This monument is sacred to the memory Of the
once loved and esteemed
CAPTAIN GEORGE MUMEoRD,
Late of New London, In the Coony OF Connecti-
cut, departed this transtory life at George Town,
July 9TH, 1773 in the 2Sth year OF his age.
Behold fond man
See here thy pictured life
Pass some few years thy how'ry spring.
Thy summers ardent strength,
Thy sober autumn fading into ago
And pale, concluding winter comes at last
And shuts the scene.
There are but threo monuments in the
whole churchyard, the most imposing of
which is erected to the memory of Charles
Bennett, "a public benefactor" He died
in 1882
There had been but few interments pre-
vious to his since 1909, but tho sacred ground
was again opened in order to give ''the pub
lie benefactor" an honored resting place.
The second monument is handsome and
designates tho united graves of thirty four
Confederate soldiers who died in Federal
hospitals in Alexandria during the war.
The third cannot strictly be called mon
ument, but a raised marble tomb over tho
burial place of an actress
A hallowcd spot for the remains of u
daughter of the stage to repose in! In fact
it is strange combination to sleep together
in this ancient graveyard-a public bencfac-
tor, Confederate dead and an actress. Long
l fingered trying to decipher the almost OBJ
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worn slab. Strangely enough the neat little
puff her Borrowing husband gave himself
upon her tomb is the only line intact and
distinctly legiblc:
Ono of the managers of the Philadelphia and
Baltimore theatres.
Failing In my efforts to make out tho rest,
l asked the old darby if he could tell ms
what the inscription was
claw no, missus, he replied, NOR nobody
else kin, neither; lots O. folks IA tried, but
nubbody in my time has ever read dat de-
scription--it's all worn out years and years
ago."
This more than ever piqued my curiosity,
and went back to the stone Some lines
were not so entirely eifaced but that the
missing letters could be guessed at; but 9TH
ers looked as if they defied decipherng, one
listi ti' iuS IiItHlliS lelG
commencement but some random strokes,
and at the end of the line the words cheat
rical talents could be easily made out
remained long time that still autumn
day i'll the solemn graveyard passing my
fingers over the obiitcrated inscription US a
blind man reads book, while the tlarky
would occasionally glance ct me in evident
establishment At last, as passed out of the
churchyard, said to him:
"Well, uncle, I've got it-nearly every
word of it." He almost dropped his rake i'll
surprise as he replied: swell, you is mighty
smart, ma'am l nebber knowed no one to
read that thar in all my days, an lots o
folks tried-lots O folks n tried
Flattered and rewarded by his praise, |
present to my readers the inscription as re-
stored by their servant to command on SINH
lar occasions:
Beneath this stone are deposited the remains of
Mas ANNE WARREN,
Daughter of the late - Brunson, Esq. -, an..
wife of
WILLIAM WARREN, ESQ,
One of the managers of the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Theatres
By her loss the American stage has been de-
prived of its br ghtest ornament. The unrivallet
excellence Of her theatrical talents was only sur
passed by the many virtues and accomplishments
which adorned her private life. In her were
bined the affectionatc wife, the tender mother
the sincere friend.
She died at Alexandria on the 2Sth June 1905
aged 80 years.
Exactly opposite the tomb Of the actress is
the headstone, which says:
And shuts the scenc
Anne Brunson had Il sad and rather pecu-
liar life ending in an early death
She was born in England i'll ITO and went
| upon the stage, but although her debut gave
great promise as her husband says, of ''un-
rivaled excellence she left it to become the
wife of Mr.. Merry. They came to America
In 1916, where she resumed her profession
| In two years she became a widow Five
years afterward she married an actor named
Wignell, who died in seven weeks after their
again married-this time to Mr. William
Warren. After two years Of welded life
with him she died in Alexandria.
The widower married again. His second
wife was the mother of the celebrated come
dian William Warren, SO long n favOrite
with Boston audiences.
Washington's church, Us it is generally
| called, contains few personal mementoes of
tho Father Of his Country
Two pews, almost opposite each other, have
| the names Of 'Washington" and "Lcc," re-
spectively, upon the doors.
| In this old Christ church Robert E. Lee
| also worshiped and was confirmed, and his
portrait faces that Of Washington. They
hang on either side Of the altar.
| In the vestry room is shown chair In
! which snt washington Mt meotinpq IF tho